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Kenneth Noland (Asheville, April 10, 1924 – Port Clyde, January 5, 2010) was an American painter of abstract expressionist style. From 1948 to 1949 he worked in Paris with Ossip Zadkine and upon returning home he settled in Washington where he taught at the Institute of Contemporary Art, then at the Catholic University. Read the full biography

Kenneth Noland Biography

Kenneth Noland (Asheville, April 10, 1924 – Port Clyde, January 5, 2010) was an American painter of abstract expressionist style. From 1948 to 1949 he worked in Paris with Ossip Zadkine and upon returning home he settled in Washington where he taught at the Institute of Contemporary Art, then at the Catholic University. In the capital he met Morris Louis Bernstein and together they participated in the Color field artistic group for which he became one of the major exponents. He works with acrylic directly on raw canvas and turns his study to the art of geometry. In fact, in the 1950s he carried out a series of studies on concentric shapes such as targets which, with a clever combination of colours, capture the eye almost hypnotically, giving the impression of moving. In 1969 Noland moved to New York where he changed his motif by carrying out studies on the shape of the letter "V" where, always playing with colours, he created interactions between the fulcrum and the dispersion inside. He also worked on other shapes such as the rhombus and parallel lines, always seeking the play of optical vibration. In 1964 Noland's works were exhibited at the Venice Biennale, occupying half of the pavilion dedicated to America and since 1965 his works have been exhibited at the Washington Gallery of Modern Art and at the Jewish Museum in New York. He passed away in 2010 at the age of 85.